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Magdalene (derived from
Hebrew "of
Magdala ") or Magda is a female name used in honor of
Mary Magdalene in many countries including
Bulgaria ,
Czech Republic ,
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Greece (Μαγδαληνή, Μάγδα),
Hungary ,
Latvia ,
Poland ,
Croatia (Magdalena),
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Scandinavia ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia and
Spain and may refer to:
People
Mary Magdalene , one of
Jesus' followers
Magdalene of Bavaria
Magdalene of Brandenburg
Magdalene of Nagasaki
Magdalene Bärens , Danish artist
Magdalene Teo , Brunei diplomat
Magdalen Berns , British lesbian feminist activist
Magda von Dolcke , Danish actor
Magda Apanowicz , Canadian actress of Polish descent
Magda Davitt , Irish singer-songwriter formerly known as Sinéad O'Connor
Magda Gabor , American socialite
Magda Genuin , Italian cross country skier
Magda Goebbels , wife of Joseph Goebbels
Magda Faluhelyi , Hungarian actress
Magda Ianculescu , Romanian operatic soprano
Magda Ilands , Belgian long-distance runner
Magda Kun , Hungarian stage and film actress
Magda László , Hungarian opera singer
Magda Lenkei , Hungarian freestyle swimmer
Magda Lupescu , mistress of Carol II of Romania
Magda Maros , Hungarian fencer
Magdalene Odundo , Kenyan-British potter
Magda Olivero , Italian opera singer
Magdalene Louisa Pietersen (born 1956), South African politician
Magda Peligrad , Romanian mathematician and mathematical statistician
Magda Rurac , Romanian tennis player
Magda Szabó , Hungarian novelist
Magda Szubanski , Australian actress and TV presenter
Fictional characters
Magda , a character from the James Bond film Octopussy , played by Kristina Wayborn
Magdalene , a Marvel Comics character
Magda Burlix , a character from The Edge Chronicles books
Magda Czajkowski , a character from the soap opera EastEnders
Magdalen Vanstone, a character from the novel
No Name by Wilkie Collins
Magdalena Haloway, a character from the novel
Delirium by Lauren Oliver.
Magda, a character from the
Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Magda, wife of the X-Men villain
Magneto , and mother of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
Magda, Rick Spleen's housekeeper in BBC4 sitcom
Lead Balloon .
Maghda, an antagonist from the Diablo game series.
Magdalene O. Moriah, or "Mom", the main antagonist of
The Binding of Isaac and
its remake .
Songs
"Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" a song by Joni Mitchell
"The Magdalene Laundries", a song by Joni Mitchell
"Magdalene (my regal zonophone)", a song by Procol Harum from the album
Shine on Brightly
"Magdalene", a song by Guy Clark from the album
Workbench Songs
"Kyrie for the Magdalene" track by Hans Zimmer from the album
The Da Vinci Code
"Magdalena", a song by Pixies from the album
Indie Cindy
"Magdalena", a song by
A Perfect Circle from the album
Mer de Noms
"Me and Magdalena", a song by
the Monkees
"the Magdalene" a song by Foxing
See also